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TALK OF THE
TOWN
Farnham Town Football Club // Official Matchday Programme // Issue 03 // £1
Farnham Town vs Downton // Sat 19 Sept 2020 // Kick-Off 3pm
FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round
President P Cooper
Vice President R.G. Bridger
Chairman P Tanner
Vice Chairman D Nelson
Club Secretary J Lowe
Treasurer T Butcher
Matchday Secretary R King
Committee Members M Morgan, J Parker, P Dale, E Cardona, D Wilson, P Smith, R Moore
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First Team Manager C Millard
First Team Asst Manager A Sharratt
Coach Gary Atree
Physio Nathan Kim Sing
Welcome back to the Memorial Ground for game safe before they struck with a late
our Buildbase FA Vase game today with winner. I’ve no doubt though as we move
Downton FC. We hope all the players, further in to the season that the match
officials & supporters have a pleasant visit sharpness will return & we’ll start to
(bar the result). I’d also like to extend a convert those chances in to goals.
warm welcome to today’s match officials.
Next Saturday sees us travel to early season
Our most successful run in this competition pace setters Walton & Hersham who, bar a
came several years ago when the team I somewhat surprising 0-0 draw away to Fleet
managed reached the second round proper Spurs last Saturday, have won every other
before (somewhat unluckily it must be said) game quite convincingly including a 9-0
going out 3-2 at home to Bridgwater Town. victory at home to Bagshot on Tuesday
Hopefully we can go on a similar run this night. The Swans seem to have invested
time round as the excitement really starts to heavily in their playing personnel during
build as you take each small step closer to the lockdown and it will undoubtedly be the
that Wembley appearance. No dount today’s lads toughest test of the season so far, so
opponents feel the same way & we’ll be in fingers crossed our early season injury
for a really tough game. I should take this crisis will have eased somewhat
opportunity to let everybody know that, as
with our FA Cup game against Corsham, if Enjoy the game
the scores are level after 90 minutes it goes Paul Tanner
straight to penalties to see who earns the
right to host Petersfield Town in the next Chairman
round.
It’s been a mixed bag of results since I last
wrote this column with 3 points against
Kensington & Ealing Borough followed by a
reverse away to Chessington & Hook United
on Tuesday night in a game where we had
more than enough chances to make the
Good afternoon and welcome to the hoping the rest period after this match will
Memorial Ground. allow several players to recover.
We extend our welcome to the players, The FA Vase is one of those competitions
officials and supporters from Downton FC. where you think you might have, if you are
lucky, a decent chance of a nice little run
Today marks a sufficient point in our and in doing so adding a few coins to the
season. After today’s match we will have a coffers for the club. I know we are in for a
weeks break from competitive football stern test today and we will need to be at
which I believe will prove important to how our best to earn those coins!
our season develops.
The support we have received so far,
Six games in 18 days after six months especially at home, has been a pleasant
without competitive football is beginning to surprise. Please keep supporting your team
take its toll on the players. We are and helping them to overcome the
concerned and shocked with the number of challenges we will face this season. We
injuries we have already encountered and in hope our performances will encourage more
-particular the number of ankle injuries. For of you to travel to away games in greater
our game at Chessington & Hook on numbers as well. Please keep pushing the
Tuesday (I write these notes ahead of that club amongst your friends and within the
game) we have 40% of our squad out town.
injured all with ankle problems.
Enjoy today’s
Undoubtedly the firmness of the pitches game.
certainly isn’t helping but I question the
players choice of footwear. At a previous Colin
club I enforced a ban on players wearing
blades instead of studs. I may consider #UpTheTown
something similar here to stop a
reoccurring problem . What might seem a
trivial matter actually could have a
considerable impact on our season. I am
Farnham Town Football Club is a senior level football club six of the Premier Division for three consecutive seasons,
based In Farnham, Surrey, England. in 1998-99 they finished in 13th position, then 10th in
1999-2000 before suffering relegation from the Premier
Established in 1906 through the merging of Farnham Division in 2000-2001 season. They bounced straight back
Bungs (the Farnham Brewery) and the Farnham Star. The the following season but then endured four tough seasons
club was one of the founder members of the London back in the Premier Division, with bottom four finishes
Spartan League in 1975. They reached the Fourth Round of every season culminating in relegation back down to
the FA Vase in the 1976-77 season and won the London Division One in 2005-2006. Again, the club bounced
Spartan League Cup in 1978 . straight back and in 2006-2007 they won the Division One
title under the guidance of Barry Bridger, but were denied
At the end of the 1979/80 season Farnham Town left the promotion due to the Memorial Ground not meeting the
London Spartan League and applied to the Combined desired grading by the league. The club then spent
Counties League, their application was accepted and they another four seasons in Combined Counties Division One.
finished 4th in their first season. The 1986/87 season saw
Farnham take second place to Ash United in the league Farnham gained promotion from Combined Counties
campaign. The glory days finally arrived in the 1990/91 Division One in the 2010-2011 season after finishing
season when the club won the league title. In the 1991/92 second behind Worcester Park. In Paul Tanner’s first
season, the Town got a clean sweep of the major trophies season at the helm he gained automatic promotion back to
by winning the Combined Counties Premier League, the the Premier Division at the first attempt, which after only
Dan Air Elite Cup and the Dan Air Challenge Cup. Having retaining four members of the side from the previous
won the league, the club applied and were accepted to the year’s squad - who finished mid-table, was quite an
Diadora League, however funds for necessary ground achievement. Paul Tanner’s side also won the Combined
improvements could not be generated which resulted in Counties Fair Play Award for 2010-2011 after going the
the club not having a league to play in for the 1992/93 whole season without having a man sent off, a record to be
season. proud of. In a very successful year for the club on the
whole, Dean Nelson’s reserve side finished second behind
In 1993/94 Farnham Town were accepted back into the Mole Valley in the Combined Counties Reserve Division,
Combined Counties League where they continue to ply
their trade. From 1995-1998 Farnham finished in the top
a record to be proud of. In a very successful year for the Invitation Cup where they lost to eventual winners Hartley
club on the whole, Dean Nelson’s reserve side finished Wintney
second behind Mole Valley in the Combined Counties
Reserve Division, improving on fourth position the previous Luke Turkington arrived as manager in the summer of
season. Farnham Ladies also finished second in their 2018 along with Lee Pollard as his Assistant. There was
respective league to cap quite a remarkable season in little success in any of the cup competitions but in the
Geoff Chapple’s final season as Chairman. In 2011, Ray league The Town made all the early running until hitting a
Bridger took over as chairman from Geoff Chapple. sticky patch from mid-January until late February. The club
recovered to finish the season strongly but with only 1
The 2015/16 season saw the club lift the Cherry Red guaranteed promotion place this blip in form ultimately
Records Premier Challenge Cup whilst also reaching the proved costly.
final of the Aldershot FA Senior Cup
In the 19/20 season The Town were clear in 2nd place and
The 2017/2018 was ultimately one of disappointment to looking certs for automatic promotion back to the
the club. A good start saw the club go on its best FA Vase Combined Counties Premier Division before the Covid
run in decades, the defeat of higher league opposition in pandemic struck and the FA decided to null and void the
the County Cup and reaching 12th place on the back of a season. This decision saw Luke & his assistant move on to
long undefeated run by early November. However defeat in try their luck at a higher level with Alresford Town.
the last minute of the FA Vase 2nd Round to Bridgwater
Town marked a significant turning point and the club An extensive search with many high quality candidates
didn’t win a single league match between 8th November interviewed saw The Town appoint the experienced and
and the season’s end. This run led to the resignation of highly qualified Colin Millard as manager with long time
long serving manager, Paul Tanner, in February with first servant of the club, Andy Sharratt, appointed as his
Paul Bonner and then Emmanuelle Boudine brought in to assistant. The new gaffer has been able to keep the vast
try and attempt to reverse the club’s fortunes but alas it majority of last season’s squad at the club and been able
wasn’t to be and The Town ended the season in last place to strengthen it still further so hopes are high that the
and were relegated to the Combined Counties Division One. promotion taken from the club in 19/20 will be achieved
The one highlight of the latter half of the season however this season
was the progression to the semi-finals of the Aldershot
DAY DATE OPPOSITION H/A COMP RES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TUE 01-Sep Corsham Town A FA Cup EP D 2-2 Ossai H Mitchell Smith J Mitchell H Oakley MacDonald Bauch SAT 05-Sep Dorking Wanderers Res H League W 3-0 Ossai Meaton Smith J Mitchell H Oakley MacDonald Bauch TUE 08-Sep Godalming Town A League W 2-1 Ossai Meaton Cardona J Mitchell H Oakley MacDonald Bauch SAT 12-Sep Kensington & Ealing H League W 2-1 Ossai J Mitchell Meaton H Oakley Gales MacDonald Bauch TUE 15-Sep Chessington & Hook A League L 1-2 Ossai J Mitchell Meaton Lancashire Gales MacDonald Bauch SAT 19-Sep Downton H FA Vase 1Q SAT 26-Sep Walton & Hersham A League TUE 29-Sep Sandhurst Town H League SAT 03-Oct SAT 10-Oct SAT 17-Oct SAT 24-Oct SAT 31-Oct SAT 07-Nov SAT 14-Nov SAT 21-Nov SAT 28-Nov SAT 05-Dec SAT 12-Dec SAT 19-Dec SAT 02-Jan SAT 09-Jan SAT 16-Jan SAT 23-Jan SAT 30-Jan SAT 06-Feb SAT 13-Feb SAT 20-Feb SAT 27-Feb SAT 06-Mar SAT 13-Mar SAT 20-Mar SAT 27-Mar SAT 03-Apr MON 05-Apr Easter Monday SAT 10-Apr SAT 17-Apr SAT 24-Apr All Midweek Home Games Kick Off 7.45 SAT 10-Oct Winners vs Petersfield Town H FA Vase 2Q
8 9 10 11 SUBS USED GOALSCORERS ADDITIONAL NOTES hop Lloyd Glass C Oakley Horwood Meaton, Wheeler, Cardona Smith, C Oakley (L 4-3pens) hop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Wheeler H Mitchell, Atkinson C Oakley, Wheeler, Atkinson hop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Wheeler H Mitchell, Gales, Atkinson C Oakley 2 hop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Atkinson H Mitchell, Horwood, Nash Meaton, Nash hop Lloyd C Oakley Glass Nash Sowden, Brooks, Taylor Sowden
POS P W D L GD PTS 1 Walton & Hersham 4 3 1 0 19 10 2 Tooting Bec 4 3 1 0 7 10 3 Westside 3 3 0 0 8 9 4 Chessington & Hook United 4 3 0 1 5 9 5 Farnham Town 4 3 0 1 4 9 6 Jersey Bulls 2 2 0 0 5 6 7 Ash United 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 Kensington & Ealing Boro’ 4 2 0 2 0 6 9 British Airways 4 2 0 2 -1 6 10 Bedfont & Feltham 4 2 0 2 -2 6 11 FC Deportivo Galicia 3 1 1 1 4 4 12 Eversley & California 3 1 1 1 1 4 13 Godalming Town 4 1 1 2 0 4 14 Fleet Spurs 4 1 1 2 -1 4 15 Epsom & Ewell 4 1 0 3 1 3 16 Cove 3 1 0 2 -3 3 17 AFC Hayes 3 1 0 2 -5 3 18 Dorking Wanderers Reserves 3 1 0 2 -9 3 19 Sandhurst Town 4 0 0 4 -16 0 20 Bagshot 4 0 0 4 -21 0
PLAYER STARTS SUB GOAL CLEAN SHEET Richard Ossai (GK) 5 - - 1 Fofana Aboubakar - - - - Romaine Atkinson 1 2 1 - Ben Bauchop 5 - - - Ian Brooks - 1 - - Elliot Cardona 1 1 - - Jack Cox - - - - Connor Gales 2 1 - - Matt Glass 5 - - - Bruce Harper - - - - Charlie Horwood 1 1 - - John Lancashire 1 - - - Luke Larner - - - - Wes Lennon - - - - Ashley Lloyd 5 - - - Oliver MacAllan - - - - Jacob MacDonald 5 - - - Max Meaton 4 1 1 - Harvey Mitchell 1 3 - - Jack Mitchell 5 - - - Kye Nash 1 1 1 - Charlie Oakley 5 - 4 - Harry Oakley 4 - - - Rowan Sharratt - - - - Tom Smith 2 - 1 - Joe Sowden - 1 1 - Otis Taylor - 1 - - Darren Wheeler 2 1 1 -
HISTORY and 1979/80 and the Senior League Cup in 1961/62, 1963/64
and 1966/67.
Downton Football Club was formed in September 1905,
following a meeting which had been arranged by the Rev J.H.
In order to progress further, Downton joined the Hampshire
Phillips.
League in 1968/69, winning promotion in 1971/72. More
promotions followed in 1978/79 and 1979/80.
Early results were not very encouraging. However, after the
First World War in 1919 the Robins fared better after
In 1992/93, The Robins were elected to the Wessex League –
entering the Salisbury & District League.
the club's reserves joining its Combination League. The
1995/96 campaign proved one of the club's best ever –
They gained promotion from Division Two to Division One in
winning both the Wessex League Cup and the Russell Cotes
1920, but returned to Division Two in 1924. The 1924/25
Cup, while its reserves finished runners-up in the Combination
season saw Downton become the first winners of the
Cup. They also entered the FA Vase for the first time.
Norman Court Cup, beating Alderbury in the final. They won
the competition again in 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1939 and A highest ever league finish of eighth was achieved in the
then on three further occasions after World War II. 1996/97 season. The club entered the FA Cup for the first time
in 1997/98. Downton enjoyed county success in the Wilts
Downton won the Wilts Junior Cup for the first time in Senior Cup, winning it in 1979/80 and 1980/81, and finishing
1949/50, defeating Atworth 6-2 in the final. The following runners-up in 1955/56, 1991/92 and 1994/95.
season, the club entered the Bournemouth League and gained
promotion to Division One, winning the Closer to home, The Robins lifted the Salisbury Hospital Cup in
championship five times. The 1958/59 season saw them secure 2008/09, beating Shrewton United in the final having defeated
promotion to Senior Division One, winning the title seven times Laverstock & Ford and Amesbury Town en-route. They retained
between 1959/60 and 1967/68 – an the cup the following season when they beat Chalke Valley in
achievement which resulted in Bournemouth FA presenting the the final, staged at Salisbury City's Raymond McEnhill Stadium.
club with a special plaque.
Downton also won the Bournemouth Senior Cup in 1962/63The 2010/11 campaign proved a highly memorable one. As Bournemouth Junior Div 2 Champions (Res)
well as securing promotion to the Premier Division after being
1959- 60, 1965-66
crowned Division One champions in what was the league's 25th
anniversary season, Downton also enjoyed their best ever run Bournemouth League Challenge Cup Winners
in the FA Vase, reaching the second round for the first time.
1955-56 - Kinson & Throop
A number of other accolades followed - Jeff Softley picked up 1956-57 - Boscombe B
the Manager of the Year honour at the league's 25th
1961–62 - Bournemouth Water Company
anniversary celebrations with four players – Charles Aldridge,
Calum Robertson, Nick Turpin and Declan McGregor – all 1963–64 - Bournemouth Water Company
named in the Division One Team of the Year.
1966–67 - Parley
Downton finished 6th in their first year back in the Supplementary Lads Cup Winners
Sydenhams Premier League, their highest finish ever. They also
won the Hospital Cup again, winning 4-0 against Laverstock 1963-64 - Longfleet
and Ford.
RT Hayward Cup Winners
The Club were relegated back into Division One in 2013-14,
1958-59 Vickers Res
having remained there since with a number of mid-table
finishes. In 2017-18, the Youth section was added to the club, 1964-65 Redhill
with four teams now playing under the Downton badge,
Salisbury & District League
ranging from Under 12’s to Under 18’s. The club remains
committed to building out a Senior and Youth squad for the Norman Court Cup Winners
area to be proud of, with the aim of having a full range of 10
youth clubs over the next few years. 1924–25, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1934–35,
1935–36, 1938–39
HONOURS Salisbury Hospital Cup Winners
Wessex League 1960-61, 1965-66, 1969-70, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1988-89, 2008–
09, 2009–10, 2011–12
Division One Champions: 2010–11
Wiltshire Junior Cup
Wiltshire Senior Cup Winners
Winners: 1949–50
1979–80 Park
1980–81 Tisbury Utd
Wessex League Cup Winners
1995–96 Wimborne Town 1-1 (3-2 Pens ) at Bemerton
Russell Cotes Cup Winners
1995–96 Bournemouth Poppies 2-1
Bournemouth Senior Cup Winners
1962–63 - Bournemouth
1979–80 - Trinidad Bluebird 1-0
Bournemouth League Div 1 Champions
1951- 52, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1960
-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68Despite the FA Cup being established more than 100 years Old Wembley (26 times)
before it, there have been more different clubs who've
appeared in FA Vase Finals (71) than there have been New Wembley (13)
clubs who've played in an FA Cup Final (57)c
Villa Park (2)
The four semi-finalists in last season's FA Vase all
appeared at this stage of the competition for the first time. St Andrew’s (2)
In fact, each and every one of Consett AFC, Corinthian,
City Ground (1)
Bitton & Hebburn Town had only ever gone as far as the
5th Round before! London Road (1)
Not only did Civil Service FC, Marlow & Reigate Priory all Elland Road (1)
participate in the first FA Vase competition in 1974-75
season, but they all also entered the first ever FA Cup Bramall Lane (1)
competition 103 years earlier!!
Boleyn ground (1)
In every single one of the 45 FA Vase Finals so far there
was at least one club who were appearing in the Final for White Hart Lane (1)
the first ever time
The two clubs that have been drawn to face each other the
Only 3 clubs throughout FA Vase history have been able to most in FA Vase history are Dunston UTS & Whitley Bay FC
claim 'We are the best FA Vase team of all time": (6 times)
1974-1975 Hoddesdon Town FC (first Vase winners ) The two clubs who've played each other the most in FA
Vase history are Billingham Town & Chester-le- Street FC
1976-2010 Billericay Town (first to win Vase 3 times)
St Helens Town, Hoddesdon Town & AFC Fylde all won the
2011 – Present Whitley bay (first to win Vase 4 times) Vase in their first campaign
The FA Vase Final has been held at 10 different venues:Tamworth, Yeading, Bridlington Town, Whitby Town, Douglas High School Old Boys represented IOM from 1990
Tiverton Town, South Shields, Thatcham Town & Chertsey -98 (made 1st Rd in 1979-80)
Town all won the Vase in their last campaign
First Tower United represented Jersey from 1979-1998
The first club to score double figures in the Vase was (made 3rd Rd 3 times)
Stamford AFC in their 11-0 win over Holt United FC in the
1977-78 2nd Round. Nine clubs in the 2020-21 FA Vase competition will have
been involved in every one since 1974-75:
Three times as many clubs participated in this season's FA
Vase (667) as did in the first running of the competition in Brockenhurst FC
1974-75 season (220) Calne Town FC
Hoddesdon Town FC
The most number of goals scored in an FA Vase Final is 8, Holbeach United FC
and Guiseley were involved both times! In 1991 The Lions Saffron Walden Town FC
drew 4-4 with Gresley Rovers before winning 3-1 in the Stansted FC
replay & then the following year they lost 5-3 against Stotfold fc
Wimborne Town Tunbridge Wells FC
Westbury United
The following clubs have only ever taken part in first Vase Chadderton FC miss out for the first time ever!
competition in 1974-75 season:
Outside of this season’s debutants there are a dozen other
Donnington Wood clubs in the Q1 Rd yet to taste victory in the competition.
Lostock Gralam Of those 12 Lydd Town FC and St Martins FC both have the
Midland Athletic most Vase campaigns without winning. This year being
Moulton (Cheshire) their 4th attempt at winning a game in the competition.
Swindon Victoria
Viney St Swithin’s Of the 442 clubs in this weekend’s First Qualifying Round
Wingate (London) only 47 of them (10.5%) haven't played in the 'Proper'
Rounds before
Colney Heath hold the record for biggest victory in a debut
FA Vase match winning 11-0 vs March Town in 2001-02. Of the 221 First Qualifying Round ties, 54 will be between
two clubs that will also face each other in League action
The worst debut game was by Unite MK who lost 0-10 to next season - just 24.5%. 121 ties (55%) are between clubs
Leverstock Green in 2018-19 season. from completely different Leagues
This year’s competition has 612 clubs entered in total Of the 2 clubs in last season’s yet to be played final, in
(lowest since 2017). This consists of 13 new clubs, 9 past FA Vase meetings Consett AFC has won all three times
returning clubs including (Torrington FC after 13 years against Hebburn Town with a goal aggregate of 9-2
away)
Thanks to @favasefactfile for his help in collating these
FC Isle Of Man & Jersey Bulls are not the first clubs from stats
those two respective islands to play in the FA Vase:
Today’s Game Related Stats
Farnham Town Downton
League Status Combined Counties Division One Wessex league 1
Step 6 6
Best FA Vase Run Round 4 Round 3
FA Vase Form Just one Q1 Rd exit in the last 14 sea- Four Q1 Rd exits in last 6 seasons
sons& exited in Q2 in both of the last 2
years
Notes No previous FA Vase meetings between the two sidesMANAGER Collin Millard MANAGER Jody Rivers
Richard Ossai Ernie Osei
Fofana Aboubakar Dale Hind
Romaine Atkinson Harry Crisp
Ben Bauchop Ben Smith
Ian Brooks Paul Gulliver
Elliot Cardona Dan Savage
Jack Cox Sam Howe
Connor Gales Jamie Weeks
Matt Glass James Clark
Bruce Harper Alfie Toland
Charlie Horwood Ben Fowles
Luke Larner Declan McGregor
Wes Lennon Dan Telfer
Ashley Lloyd Ben Starr
Oliver MacAllan Matt Wotton
Jacob MacDonald Craig Tyson
Max Meaton Theo Wolfarth
Harvey Mitchell Louis Rendall
Jack Mitchell Lawrence Larbi
Kye Nash Jamie Waters
Charlie Oakley Jack Mann
Harry Oakley TJ Moseley
Rowan Sharratt Connor Stevens
Tom Smith Lee Vint
Joe Sowden
Otis Taylor
Darren Wheeler
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